Mars distributes A Perfect Man in 280 theatres

18/03/2015 - Rising star Pierre Niney is the main attraction of Yann Gozlan’s thriller, while Gente de Bien by Franco Lolli also stands out on the cinema listings

Pierre Niney in A Perfect Man

Equipped with the César Award for Best Actor (for Yves Saint Laurent[+see also: film reviewtrailerinterview: Jalil Lespertfilm profile]) that he was given recently by the French film-industry professionals, Pierre Niney (26 years old) has set a lot of tongues wagging this week. As the topliner of the hard-hitting thriller A Perfect Man[+see also: trailerfilm profile] by Yann Gozlan (read the article, released today in 280 cinemas by Mars, which is still in first place in the 2015 distributor rankings), the rising star has also just announced that he will be leaving the Comédie-Française, which he joined in 2010, thus becoming the youngest member of the troupe. His resignation was caused by an increasingly hectic schedule that he had to balance between the demands of the famous theatrical institution and those of an on-screen career, a situation that is not all that different from the departure of Isabelle Adjani in 1974, after she chose to leave the Comédie-Française so that she could shoot The Story of Adele H by François Truffaut.

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Nevertheless, the frenzied media coverage surrounding the case of Pierre Niney (with his legions of fans and all those green-eyed newcomers) is primarily a reflection of a French film industry that is currently seeking new male faces that are able to charm a broad audience, foreign viewers included. Having been nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2012 and 2013 for J'aime regarder les filles[+see also: trailerinterview: Lou de Laâgefilm profile] and Comme des frères[+see also: trailerfilm profile], but also partly responsible for the theatrical success of 20 ans d'écart[+see also: trailerfilm profile], Pierre Niney really appeals particularly to the television companies (which are the number-one film financiers). It’s now up to him to make the right career decisions and swing skilfully between arthouse films and mainstream productions in order to deliver on all his promises and avoid falling into the same trap as his character in A Perfect Man, an imposter who rises to fame in the world of literature and gets caught up in the downward spiral of his lies.

This Wednesday, the critics also seem to be backing the Franco-Colombian production Gente de bien[+see also: film reviewtrailerfilm profile] by Franco Lolli, which was revealed last year in the Cannes Festival Critics’ Week (read the review) and is being distributed by Ad Vitam across 43 screens.

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